This early work provides a detailed descriptive account of ballroom
dancing that is thoroughly recommended for the dance enthusiast or
historians shelf. A comprehensive step-by-step how-to guide. Contents
Include: How to Make Quick Progress in Old Time Dancing; Practice in
Limited Space at Home; Abbreviations Used in Descriptions of Dances;
Your Position in the Ballroom; the Direction of Your Steps; Partners'
Positions in Relation to Each Other; Two "Old Time" Dance Styles; The
Twentieth Century Sequence Dance Style; The Islington Sway; The Blues
Glide; White Rose Tango; Jazz Twinkle; Tango Enchanteur; Serenata; The
Lingering Blues; The Traditional Dance Style; The Five Foot Positions;
The Old Time Waltz; How the Waltz is Used in Other Dances; Delilah
Waltz; The King's Waltz; The Otas Waltz; Princess Anne Waltz; The Pas de
Basque; Gainsborough Glide; Waltz of Britain; The Lancelot Two-Step;
Spanish Fandango; The Progressive Two-Step; The Hurndilla; The Savoy
Schottische; The New Inspiration Gavotte; The Starlit Waltz; Tango
Margharita; The Viennese Sequence Waltz; Breakaway Blues; The Stroll
Along; Two Square Dances; The County Cotillon; The Grenadiers; Other Old
Time Dances. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back
to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high
quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
